First we had Orange Is the New Black, then we had Transparent and now we have Boy Meets Girl, the latest TV series to feature a trans actress playing a trans character in a main role. The new six-part sitcom was created by Elliot Kerrigan, who submitted the script for the Trans Comedy Award. The … >
Milton Jones brings his Milton Jones and the Temple of Daft show to Brighton Comedy Festival this autumn. The show will take place at 8pm on 23 October at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall. This year’s Brighton Comedy Festival will feature 70 performances across 16 days at the Dome, Komedia and The Old Market. > … >
BBC Two’s new trans comedy Boy Meets Girl begins next week. The six-part sitcom stars Rebecca Root, Harry Hepple (Misfits), Denise Welch (Coronation Street) and Janine Duvitski (One Foot in the Grave). Episode 1 airs at 9.30pm on Thursday 3 September on BBC Two. > Buy Boy Meets Girl on DVD on Amazon. Watch the … >
BBC Two’s Ambassadors, starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb, is out on DVD on Monday 7 September and the third season of BBC Three’s Bad Education is out on DVD on Monday 31 August. To celebrate these great comedy releases, we’ve got sets of both DVDs from BBC Worldwide to give away to five of … >
It’s the thrilling conclusion of Yonderland’s second season, and it’s jolly thrilling indeed. Two estranged sisters finally face off, and nothing will ever be the same again. *insert thrilling musical cue here* Dun dun dunnn!!! But seriously, while Imperatrix is busily transferring her life force into a fearsome new creature to do her evil bidding, … >
Sir Tony Robinson has revealed that Blackadder might be coming back for a brand new season. The classic sitcom ran on BBC One for four seasons between 1985 and 1989, followed by a number of one-off specials. Robinson, who played Baldrick, told The Sun: “I do think a new series of Blackadder is on the … >
Myra DuBois brings her Self AdMyra show to Brighton Comedy Festival this autumn. The show will take place at 9.30pm on 22 October at the Brighton Dome Studio. This year’s Brighton Comedy Festival will feature 70 performances across 16 days at the Dome, Komedia and The Old Market. > Buy tickets now on the official … >
Alan Partridge’s TV show idea of ‘Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank’ has finally become a reality. Eubank admitted earlier this month that the joke concept from an 18-year-old episode of I’m Alan Partridge left him “confused and perplexed”. He tweeted: “I have been seeing this for a very long time yet have never really understood … >
A brand new clip has been released from this summer’s Bad Education film. Based on BBC Three’s hit comedy series, The Bad Education Movie opens in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Friday 21 August. Watch the clip… The movie’s official synopsis reads: “Alfie Wickers is probably the worst teacher to (dis)grace the English … >
The list of heroic tasks Debbie must contend with is seemingly never-ending, and this week in Yonderland, she’s tasked with saving the last of the delicious Fahl. Hunted to near extinction for being really, properly moreish, the Fahl now lives in privileged comfort in a village enclosure, but Debbie discovers another Fahl hiding in the … >